Lower back X-ray cost in New York

In New York, 112 hospitals publish a cash price for X-ray of the lower back, 4 or more views: from $50.00 to $2,089.00, with a median of $302.50. The lowest price is at St. Catherine of Siena Medical Center (Smithtown). The highest price is 41.8× the lowest.

• The median here, $302.50, is 29% below the US median of $423.70.
• That is 2.8× Medicare's 2026 national rate for the same service ($106.81).
• New York ranks 12th of 51 states by median, cheapest first.
• 33 of 112 hospitals list a cash price equal to their full list price, with no self-pay discount.

New York law (Public Health Law §2807-k(9-a), as amended in October 2024): uninsured patients with income below 200% of the federal poverty level owe nothing for emergency and medically necessary hospital care; up to 400% they pay on a sliding scale of at most 10% or 20% of what Medicaid would pay. Emergency care is covered for New York residents, other care for people living in the hospital's service area; immigration status does not count. Ask for the Uniform Hospital Financial Assistance form. Other states' laws.

Outpatient cash prices, one line per hospital — its lowest listed price for code 72110. Prices for both sides of the body and inpatient prices are not mixed in. Collected Nov 8, 2026. See them on a map